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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Shares Acquired by Pursue Wealth Partners LLCWe may finally get answers about that special assignment Dr. Spencer Reid has been on! Matthew Gray Gubler is set to reprise his role as Reid in Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 18 in “part of one ... episode,” according to TVLine . Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Cardlytics reports that card-linked cash-back offers represent a strategic stocking stuffer for smart shoppers navigating the expensive holiday landscape. Click for more. Holiday spending hacks: How to unwrap savings without sacrificing festive cheerResidents of the town of Fort Frances will be paying more for services and seeing higher water and sewer rates next year as the town works to establish its various budgets for 2025. The rates were discussed and approved at Monday night’s meeting of town council, where administration presented two reports detailing the planned increase. The reports proposed that most user fees would see an increase of 2.1 percent, while residential sewer and water rates would receive an increase at 2.25 percent, and institutional rates would be increased by 3.25. When discussing next year’s user fees within the Town of Fort Frances, the report prepared by Town Treasurer Dawn Galusha notes that not every fee charged by the town would increase, but some of the fees that will see an increase in 2025 include business licenses (e.g. hairstyling shop increasing to $55.75 from $54.60), letters of compliance or approval for properties ($88.30 from $86.50), building/demolition permits (e.g. Residential construction – new and/or addition – Main Floor increasing to $1.00 per square foot from $0.95 per square foot), some landfill rates (e.g. rate per tonne when scale is in operation increasing to $84.55 from $82.79), and community services like Memorial Sports Centre ice rental rates. Discussion also turned to non-resident rates for town facilities, which were once in place but were removed during the previous council’s term. Coun. Mike Behan, responding to a comment from coun. Wendy Brunetta around the possibility of revisiting those rates in order to drive revenue for the town, noted that as a member of the committee that made the decision, the rates were in fact removed for exactly that purpose. “My reasoning for supporting at the time was to actually increase revenue because of the law diminishing returns,” Behan said. “The more expensive something gets, you don’t necessarily get that back, and it might actually lose revenue. So the thought process, to me, was if more non-residents joined the Sportsplex as members, or whichever, we actually might raise more money, which in turn would actually reduce the amount that taxpayer had to subsidize these programs and facilities. That was my thinking, it was sort of outside the box at the time, but we wanted to see if there was some way to raise revenue, not decrease revenue.” Behan noted that the idea was presented as something of a pilot project, though it was complicated by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that he was open to looking at the revenue generated now without the non-resident fees to see if that idea had borne fruit. Coun. Steve Maki echoed Behan’s point, saying he would also be in favour of extending the non-resident fee removal as a pilot project to determine its impact on facility revenue, to which Brunetta agreed. “That’s basically the point I was trying to make is that I’d like to see some facts and figures,” she said. “I’d like to know if it did, in fact, increase our membership, and I accept the fact that COVID put a real dent into what information we could collect. If we’re not going to look at it this budget cycle, I’d like to at least have some information in the next budget cycle so we can actually use facts to support our decision.” Galusha noted there might be some challenge in pulling data that will be useful, as outdated usage numbers from 2019 would be difficult to compare to today’s or even next year’s fees, though Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas expressed his confidence in administrations capabilities. Council requested a report on the non-resident user fees be prepared for Q2 2025. As discussion turned to water and sewer rates in Fort Frances, council reviewed a report from operations and facilities manager Travis Rob that recommended the aforementioned changes to the fee structure, noting the increase would see a 2.24 rate increase for flat rate residential customers that would bring the 2025 total to $1149 for the year, up from $1123.80 per year in 2024, which would equate to an increase of $25.50 per year or $2.10 per month. The fee updates would also set the volumetric rate at $3.89 per cubic meter, or a 3.77 percent increase for Industrial / Commercial class. Overall, the proposed changes would see an increase of $178,197.78 in revenue for the town compared to the 2024 forecasted revenue “which results in a deficit of $11.22 from the forecasted revenue of $6,239,162.00 given the forecasted 2024 consumption,” according to Rob’s report. Speaking to council, the operations and facilities manager noted much of the difficulty in setting these rates comes down to trying to estimate what the annual consumption is going to be, which changes from year to year, especially when trying to plan for saving money in the respective reserve funds. “We use the previous year’s consumption as kind of a guide for us moving forward,” Rob explained. “So we really lean back heavily on our financial plan, and our financial plan does take into account not only the assets that we have, the value of those assets, the age of those assets, and the conditions of those assets. So the financial plan is really establishing that percentage increase or that revenue component with contemplated large capital works in mind. We talked a little bit about it at the capital budget meeting. All of our infrastructure, you know, linear and otherwise is old. It’s reaching end of life... But we fully acknowledge that this is a big year in terms of capital cost. Does that mean we need to try and recuperate some of that reserve contribution this year? I mean, that’s really up to the will of Council. We do still have fairly healthy sewer and water reserves, even with the expenditures that we have.” Rob noted the town has worked to put away roughly $25,000 per year in extra money to help support the reserves, and thus any future projects that may be larger and more costly in scope. It has also been working to incrementally close the gap between the residential and ICI (industrial, commercial and institutional) water and wastewater rates. Council ultimately approved the recommended water and sewer fee changes, with all approved rate and fee changes expected to come into effect January 1, 2025. The complete reports detailing all proposed user fee and water and sewer rate changes can be viewed on the Town of Fort Frances’ website included on the agenda for Monday night’s meeting.

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NEW YORK, United States — Time Magazine on Thursday named US President-elect Donald Trump its “person of the year,” marking the second time he has won the accolade, in acknowledgement of the mogul’s stunning political comeback. Trump, who defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election, adorns the magazine’s title cover sporting his distinctive red tie and striking a commanding pose. “For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a-generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency and altering America’s role in the world, Donald Trump is Time’s 2024 – Person of the Year,” the magazine said. READ MORE: Trump vows to end birthright citizenship: What is it, can he do it? Trump going berserk, targets birthright, naturalized citizens Biden says Trump economic plan will be ‘disaster’ This year saw Trump convicted on charges of business fraud and nearly assassinated twice — and will end with him preparing to return to the White House with Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress. “We are witnessing a resurgence of populism, a widening mistrust in the institutions that defined the last century, and an eroding faith that liberal values will lead to better lives for most people. Trump is both agent and beneficiary of it all,” the magazine added. Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to applause from traders on Thursday, flanked by his wife Melania Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance, with his Time Magazine cover displayed prominently behind him. In remarks before the markets opened, Trump sounded a note of caution about the promises he made on the campaign trail to bring down stubbornly high US grocery prices. “It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up,” Trump says. “You know, it’s very hard.” The magazine’s award, given out annually, is an acknowledgement of the year’s most influential figure. Past winners include Taylor Swift and Volodymyr Zelensky — and Trump himself, in 2016, after his shock defeat of Hillary Clinton. Mock versions of Time Magazine covers featuring Trump were displayed prominently in several of the president-elect’s members clubs ahead of his first “person of the year” title in 2016. Having dominated the news events of 2024, Trump’s influence is set to continue when he assumes the presidency in January. This time around, Trump is promising mass expulsions of undocumented immigrants and major tariffs that threaten to shake up not just the US economy, but those of key trade partners. He’s cast doubt on continued support for Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion, and has already become something of a shadow president, feting foreign leaders at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. His comeback was unthinkable a few years ago. After his supporters stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss, it seemed like Republicans might be ready to wash their hands of the brash outsider who had taken over the party. Criminal cases were launched over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and he was found liable in civil court for sexual abuse. He remains a polarizing figure in US and world politics. Yet none of that prevented him from rising back up to the top of the Republican ticket, and then going on to win in the general election against Harris. Harris was among those shortlisted for the award, alongside Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian economist Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.SMU to visit Penn State in opening CFP round with Boise State awaiting the winner in the Fiesta Bowl

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Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When Michael Cox was 17 and paddling out for a surf, another surfer collided with him and struck him in the head. After three weeks on life support and six months in hospital he was left with permanent brain damage that harmed his speech. “It was a major deal – I’ve got a hole in my head,” Cox says. “It’s been hard.” Now 50, Cox says he understands everything but struggles to make himself understood. After a lifetime of part-time, casual positions, interspersed with long spells of unemployment, he started working at Thora mill near Bellingen a month ago. He has already proven himself a good worker, his bosses say. “It’s the first time in my life that I’ve got a full-time job; it’s been hard to find a full-time gig,” Cox says. “It’s going well, I’m happy and everyone else is happy, they don’t judge me.” If the mill closes, Cox expects to be unemployed again. Michael Cox has found steady work at Thora mill. Credit: Janie Barrett Thora mill provides stable employment for 32 people, many of whom fear they would struggle to find other work. Like many in the region, their fate hinges for better or worse on the NSW government’s imminent decision about the Great Koala National Park. Creating the park by adding state forests to 140,000 hectares of existing national parks was an election promise, but a lot is riding on the size. An extra 176,000 hectares is under assessment for possible inclusion. The industry wants a much smaller footprint. Many people on the Mid North Coast are looking forward to the park and want as much forest protected as possible. The environmental case is strong – recent thermal drone surveys suggest the assessment area is home to about 12,000 koalas, as well as other endangered species such as greater gliders. Scientists say better connectivity between the forests will ensure it is better able to withstand climate change. ‘I’ll happily take a job farming koalas but I can’t see that happening.’ There are many people, too, who are eagerly anticipating the park as a driver of tourism – an industry that employs roughly twice as many people as forestry and timber processing in the Coffs-Grafton area alone. Yet every decision has winners and losers. The creation of the park has long been opposed by the Coalition in favour of other koala conservation work, and National MPs say “there already is a koala park – it’s called state forests”. On the line are hundreds if not thousands of jobs. Forestry and related industries, including wood and paper processing, accounted for 958 jobs in the Coffs-Grafton region in the last census. That is about 2 per cent of jobs in the region. An Ernst & Young report from February 2023 says there are 5700 direct jobs in the hardwood industry in North-East NSW – a broad region, extending from the Hawkesbury River in the south to the Queensland border and inland to Armidale. The Great Koala National Park assessment area is much smaller, spanning from north of Kempsey to around Grafton, but the industry argues that jobs across the whole region will be at risk from constrained wood supply. NSW Forestry Corporation regional manager Dean Caton says change has been a constant theme for the industry, and his “staff have been pretty resilient through that” and will continue to enact the policies of the government. Australian Workers’ Union NSW branch secretary Tony Callinan says forestry workers are “extremely worried about their future”, both for their own jobs and their communities. The Australian Forest Products Association estimates there are about 50 small-to-medium mills in the north-east region similar to Thora mill. Without a supply of wood, they must either close down or import timber. Thora mill manager Brook Waugh, whose grandfather started the business, says he has “no confidence whatsoever to invest anything in our sawmill” given the political climate. Brook Waugh, manager of Thora mill, who sources timber from forests that may be locked up by the establishment of the Great Koala National Park. Credit: Janie Barrett “Basically, we’ll be starved out, meaning you just won’t get enough [timber] and it’ll become unviable and you’ll just shut the doors,” Waugh says. “That’s my fear. The greenies have been given so much over the years, and no matter how much they get, it’s never enough.” Waugh says the proposed size of the park is “ridiculous” and the koalas are “thriving”. His sister Shannon Scott, who manages the book work in the office, says the family feels “huge pressure” to keep the mill going. “We feel like we have an obligation to all the workers,” Scott says. “You don’t want to see anyone lose their job and go hungry because a lot of them are unskilled workers, and I don’t know how easily they would find jobs in the region, and I don’t know how suitable those jobs would be for them.” Shannon Scott’s grandfather started Thora mill and she says the family feels a responsibility to keep going for the sake of the workers. Credit: Janie Barrett Andrew West, 58, who has worked for Thora mill for 24 years, is sceptical about any claims that the Great Koala National Park would create jobs. “I’ll happily take a job farming koalas, but I can’t see that happening,” says West. “I quite like the job I have. It will really disappoint me the day when this is going to close. I’d hoped it would see me through to retirement.” Australian Forest Products Association NSW chief executive James Jooste says the industry wants an immediate decision to end the uncertainty. “The longer the government takes to make that decision, the greater the human cost will be,” Jooste says. The forestry industry has put forward a case for $1.35 billion in compensation if the park is 176,000 hectares, but only $271 million if it is 37,000 hectares. The Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation, chaired by former Treasury secretary Ken Henry, claims these figures are inflated by at least $300 million by exaggerating the cost of wood buyouts and land management services under NPWS. “Native forest logging businesses are either trying to scare the NSW government with inflated costs to force them to break an election promise or line their pockets with unjustified buyouts at taxpayers’ expense,” Henry says. Environmentalists are hanging out for a quick decision, too, since logging has continued within the assessment area since the election. The longer the park is delayed, they say, the greater the destruction. Dean Caton, northern region manager of NSW Forestry Corporation, in Orara East State Forest, that is part of the assessment area for the Great Koala National Park. Credit: Janie Barrett Forestry Corp for its part says logging in native forests involves selective harvesting, and both its employees and contractors adhere to strict environmental regulations. Any breaches, Caton says, result from the complexity of the rules and are regretted. For Gumbaynggirr elders Uncle Micklo Jarrett and Aunty Alison Buchanan, protection of their Country cannot come soon enough. “The whole world should be Great Koala National Park,” Jarrett says. “While we’re talking, talking, talking, the Forestry is still in there smashing down the trees.” Buchanan tears up as she says: “I want people to know that this is our everything.” Not all Gumbaynggir people share the same views, with jobs in both forestry and forest protection. On the Coffs Coast, nearly one in four NPWS employees are Aboriginal, while there are Indigenous tourism businesses such as the Giingan Gumbaynggirr Cultural Experience, but there are also many Indigenous people employed in timber harvesting and processing. Gumbaynggirr elders Aunty Alison Buchanan and Uncle Micklo Jarrett at a protest against logging at Little Newry forest. Credit: Janie Barrett As part of the planning for the new park, NPWS has been consulting the community about the desired uses, such as mountain biking and four-wheel-driving. The agency has simultaneously been investing in its existing parks on the Mid North Coast. Glenn Storrie, NPWS manager Coffs Coast area, says this ranges from a refresh of the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre and accessible boardwalk to the development of a multi-day Dorrigo Escarpment Great Walk. “During COVID, people really discovered the importance of natural areas, and we’re very mindful of the role we play,” says Storrie. “Conservation is at the core but in addition to that we’re providing opportunities for people to get away and de-stress.” Environment Minister Penny Sharpe has consistently described the forthcoming Great Koala National Park as a boon for tourism in the region. In the last census, the Coffs-Grafton region had 1860 jobs in tourism-related industries – not including food services – making up nearly 4 per cent of employment. Michael Thurston, general manager of Destination North Coast, says tourism businesses are excited about the creation of the park. He expects strong promotion by state and national bodies, and says it will raise the international profile of the region, which can be overlooked in favour of Byron Bay further north. “Nature-based tourism is the No.1 driver of visitation to the north coast, and this product leans really heavily into that,” Thurston says. “It’s going to be a first-class asset, protecting an iconic species in a truly spectacular part of the world.” Chris Fenech, from HWH Stables, takes visitors on rainforest horse rides in Upper Orara along the Urumbilum River. Credit: Janie Barrett Chris Fenech, owner of HWH Stables in the Orara Valley, runs horse-riding tours in the rainforest and nearby beaches, and says his business will be a direct beneficiary of a new attraction for NSW and Australia. “For a little business like mine, anything that puts a highlight on the Mid North Coast or further down into this little area can only be a good thing,” Fenech says. “It’s not only going to attract tourism visitors, but along the way put a focus on the conservation and protection of flora and fauna, particularly our lovely koalas, which are in rapid decline.” Get to the heart of what’s happening with climate change and the environment. Sign up for our fortnightly Environment newsletter.have been going gangbusters. The tech-heavy 34.76% to $50.36. Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, told : Momentum is the factor that is driving the market. The market right now is basically a freight train and nobody really wants to get in its way. Can the momentum in US stocks continue into the new year? Will US stocks just keep going up? One of the world's biggest active fund managers, Northern Trust Asset Management, says the run for US stocks is likely to continue in the new year. Michael Hunstad, Northern Trust's chief investment officer of global equities, says their attitude is 'risk on'. According to , Hunstad said: The overarching picture is very much 'risk on' in our portfolios. We're very bullish on US equities for a variety of reasons. The macroeconomic backdrop looks very favourable, economic growth is on our side, inflation is coming down. Earnings expectations are quite positive for the next several years. Northern Trust is imploring investors to "buy America" in 2025, amid expectations of tech sector deregulation and corporate tax cuts, as promised by incoming US president Donald Trump. Hunstad expects a stronger US economy and better corporate profits than other regions of the world. The asset manager's base case for 2025 is a soft landing for the US economy. The base case assumes no inflationary impact from Trump's tax cuts, deregulation, stricter immigration, and new tariffs. It also foresees milder but still healthy consumer spending amid a strong jobs market and falling . However, Hunsatd acknowledges upside risks, including a 'reflation' scenario if tariffs imposed on countries selling goods to America result in higher prices for US consumers. This would result in the Federal Reserve pausing on . However, in the reflation scenario, the net effect of Trump's economic policies would be positive, leading to above-trend economic growth for most of 2025. Hunstad also sees a downside 'supply restraint' scenario. In this case, reflation would also occur, and tighter immigration and tariffs would cause supply-side disruptions. This would lead to a recession later in the year and interest rate cuts. Is it too late to buy the Magnificent Seven? Hunstad favours large-cap US stocks for the new year amid anticipated strong earnings growth. He's unperturbed by high valuations for the mega growth companies, including the Magnificent Seven. The Magnificent Seven US stocks are ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ) ( ), and ( ). Hunstad said the current technology and AI boom was nothing like the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s. Today, the biggest technology companies have among the highest earnings growth, profit margins, capital expenditures and free generation in the S&P 500 index. While they also have higher price-to-earnings ratios, we feel these multiples are justified by strong fundamentals. However, Hunstad does expect the market rally to expand in 2025 to incorporate small-cap US stocks. He said small-caps had lower valuations and would benefit from economic growth, falling interest rates, and the onshoring of manufacturing as the US seeks to reduce its reliance on China and other nations. JP Morgan Global Market Strategist Ian Hui said some diversification away from the Mag 7 had already begun, commenting: The contribution of the seven mega-cap tech-related companies to S&P 500 earnings per share (EPS) growth is decreasing, and their earnings growth rate is slowing, while it is accelerating for the rest of the index. The rate-cutting cycle and resolution of election-related uncertainties should support a cyclical recovery in areas such as manufacturing, allowing less-favored sectors to benefit from tech-driven growth. This should help reduce concentration and valuation risks at the index level.